Yoga and Anatomy (eBook)

An Experiential Atlas of Movement

Barbie Klein, Mackenzie Loyet (Autoren)

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2020 | 1. Auflage
206 Seiten
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
978-1-63853-540-9 (ISBN)

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<p><strong><em>Unique learning resource teaches anatomy through movement</em></strong></p><p><cite>Yoga and Anatomy: An Experiential Atlas of Movement</cite> by Barbie Klein and Mackenzie Loyet describes the muscular actions responsible for the movements of the body during the practice of yoga. In the first part, <em>asanas</em> (postures) are grouped by distinct categories: standing poses, forward folds, backbends, spinal twists, and more. The second part provides an atlas reference that connects the underlying anatomy with the muscles used to produce these movements.</p><p><strong>Key Features</strong><ul><li>A series of three to four transitions along with contraindications and modifications safely guide readers through each pose</li><li>Connections are delineated through the labeling of muscles used during each transition, as well as illustrated overlaid anatomy included in the final image of each <em>asana</em></li><li>High-quality figures and tables reinforce each muscle's origin, insertion, action, innervation, and relationship to other anatomical structures</li></ul></p><p>This is an essential anatomical self-study resource for students of physical therapy, osteopathic, and allopathic medicine. It also provides a thorough learning and teaching tool for yoga anatomy and mindful movement workshops in medical and allied health profession programs.</p><p>This book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on <a href='https://medone.thieme.com'>https://medone.thieme.com.</a></p>

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1 Standing Poses

Chair (Utkatasana)

Summary of the Pose

Translated as “Awkward or Ferocious Pose”, this standing posture resembles sitting toward the back of a chair and strengthens the muscles of the core, hip flexors, and hamstrings.

Modifications: Bring your palms to touch overhead and look up for an additional neck stretch. Place a block between your thighs to promote internal rotation of both femurs. If you experience shoulder pain, practice this pose with both hands at your sternum.

Guided Narrative

Transition 1: Mountain

• Begin in anatomical position by standing with feet hips-width distance apart, aligned directly under your pelvic bones.

• Press evenly through both calcanei and the heads of all five metatarsals.

• Use supinator (Fig. 10.13) in both forearms to rotate your palms anteriorly.

• Your ascending fibers of trapezius (Fig. 10.7) work to depress the scapulae and draw your scapulae down your back.

• Engage your quadriceps femoris (Fig. 11.1) to lift your patellae proximally.

• Tighten your core and use your abdominal muscles (Fig. 9.5) to draw in your umbilicus and stabilize your trunk.

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Transition 2: Upward Hand

• Inhale and abduct your arms overhead, using supraspinatus and deltoid (Fig. 10.2).

• Engage the transverse part of your trapezius to draw your scapulae medially retracting your scapulae. Your rhomboid major and rhomboid minor (Fig. 10.8) will also contribute to this medial movement of your scapulae.

• Rotate your palms to face each other, using your infraspinatus and teres minor muscles of the rotator cuff (Fig. 10.4) to laterally rotate the humerus.

• Note that your radial nerve assists with extension through your elbows, wrists, and fingers by innervating the muscles of the posterior compartments of your arm and forearm.

Transition 1: Mountain

Transition 2: Upward Hand

Final Pose: Chair

• While maintaining the extension of the upper body using triceps brachii (Fig. 10.11) and the muscles of the posterior compartment of your forearm, begin to flex both hip and knee joints and sit back. Feel rectus femoris, sartorius, and tensor fasciae latae (Fig. 11.1) flexing at the hip joints while your hamstrings (Fig. 11.4) flex both knees.

• Engage your adductor muscles to draw your knees together while gluteus medius (Fig. 11.4) helps to internally rotate the hips.

• Rock weight into the calcanei of both feet. Option to extend all ten toes offthe mat to challenge your balance and feel the dorsiflexors of the anterior compartment of the leg contracting, and then release your toes back to the mat.

• On both arms lifted, the inferior part of serratus anterior (Fig. 10.6) is working to upwardly rotate your scapulae.

• On every inhalation, work on reaching your fingers higher toward the ceiling while continuing to depress your scapulae. Sit back further with every exhalation, flexing more at the knees (as is comfortable).

• Extend your knees and hips, then lower your arms back into anatomical position to release from this pose.

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Final Pose: Chair

Warrior I (Virabhadrasana I)

Summary of the Pose

Named after the Sanskrit word vira, meaning hero, this is a foundational pose in yoga that strengthens the ankles, calves, hips, abdominals, and low back.

Modifications: If you experience shoulder pain, press your palms together anterior to your sternum. You may also shorten the distance between your front and back foot to decrease the intensity of the hip stretch.

Guided Narrative

Transition 1: Forward Fold

• From anatomical position, with your feet together or hips-width distance apart, contract your abdominals (Fig. 9.7) to flex your vertebral column and fold at your hips bringing your chest toward your thighs.

• Place your hands on the mat; if the ground seems far away, flex your knees or place your palms on blocks.

• Lift your patellae proximally by contracting quadriceps femoris (Fig. 11.1) to feel a deep stretch across your hamstrings (Fig. 11.1).

• Relax your head and neck and gaze between your legs. Only go as a deep in this fold as you are comfortable.

• As you press into the mat or blocks, notice triceps brachii (Fig. 10.10) working to extend your elbows.

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Transition 2: Low Lunge

• Use your left hamstrings and gluteus maximus (Fig. 11.8) to extend your thigh placing your left foot near the back of your mat.

• Ensure that the patella of your right knee is aligned superior to your right ankle.

• Contract your abdominals to flex your vertebral column and draw your umbilicus up and in, away from your right thigh.

• Bilaterally contract trapezius supplied by the spinal accessory nerve (cranial nerve XI), splenius capitis, and longissimus capitis (Fig. 8.2) to slightly extend your head and neck to gaze a few inches in front of your mat.

• As you push into the ground, feel serratus anterior (Fig. 10.6) protract your scapulae and notice that deltoid and the muscles of the rotator cuff (Fig. 10.4) help to stabilize the shoulder joint.

Transition 1: Forward Fold

Transition 2: Low Lunge

Final Pose: Warrior I

• On an inhalation, rotate your back foot to about a 45-degree angle and bring yourself up by ipsilaterally contracting your left abdominal obliques (Fig. 9.7) and erector spinae to laterally flex your torso.

• Engage quadriceps femoris in your back left leg to extend your left knee. Maintain the flexion in your right knee and knee above ankle alignment from Low Lunge.

• Use your adductors, including gracilis (Fig. 11.3), to adduct both thighs toward the midline.

• Inhale and flex both arms overhead, utilizing the clavicular part of deltoid (innervated by the axillary nerve) and biceps brahii (innervated by the musculocutaneous nerve). Feel a stretch in your abdominal obliques.

• The middle and ascending fibers of trapezius work to draw both scapulae medially and downward (Fig. 10.7) while triceps brachii extends your forearms. Point your fingers toward the ceiling by contracting extensor digitorum.

• On an exhalation, step your left foot to meet your right at the top of the mat and repeat this sequence on the other side.

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Final Pose: Warrior I

Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II)

Summary of the Pose

Named after a warrior scouting out their prey, this standing pose stretches the muscles and ligaments around the hip joints as well as the muscles across the chest and shoulders.

Modifications: Individuals with neck pain should avoid rotating their head in this pose. If maintaining your balance while standing in this pose is challenging, try Warrior II while seated at the edge of a chair for support.

Guided Narrative

Transition 1: Three-legged Down Dog

• From Downward Facing Dog, use gluteus maximus and the hamstrings (Fig. 11.4) to extend your right thigh at the hip, lifting your right leg into the air.

• Push your palms into the mat and feel serratus anterior protracting your scapulae and trapezius (Fig. 10.7) depressing your scapulae, creating space between the ears and shoulders.

• Feel both quadriceps femoris (Fig. 11.1) extend your knees and a stretch across the muscles of the posterior compartment of your grounded left leg.

• Use tibialis anterior (Fig. 11.14) to dorsiflex your right foot...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.8.2020
• Verlagsort: Stuttgart
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Rehabilitation
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Anatomie / Neuroanatomie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: anatomy • Asanas • Atlas • Head and Neck • Lower Limb • muscle action • muscle innervation • muscle insertion • muscle origin • Trunk • Upper Limb • Yoga • yoga anatomy • yoga poses
• ISBN-10: 1-63853-540-X / 163853540X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63853-540-9 / 9781638535409